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America's Cup Runneth Over
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Emirates New Zealand, one of the contenders for America's Cup, in San Francisco Bay.
This summer's 34th competition offers the best spectator viewing in the race's 162-year history
By John Grossmann
Summer in San Francisco, always a perfect time for a planned or spur-of-the-moment escape from hazy, hot weather in most of the nation, boasts an even greater allure this year. Starting July 5th, and running deep into September, the city by the bay will host the 34th America's Cup, a storied competition older than the modern Olympics, and do so in unprecedented fashion.
All previous America's Cup courses have been set a mile or more off-shore, but this year's qualifying rounds for the challenging teams and finals, pitting the semi-final winner against defending champion Oracle Team USA, are being held right in San Francisco Bay–providing not only the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz and the city's skyline as backdrops, but for the first time in America's Cup history, offering intimate, on shore views of a competition that some are comparing to "NASCAR or Formula One on water."
To date, only those aboard boats far from shore in the six previous host cities (New York, New York; Newport, Rhode Island; Fremantle, Australia; San Diego, California; Auckland, New Zealand; and Valencia, Spain) have watched America's Cup competition with the naked eye. This summer, however, glimpses of the race will be possible even from many a San Francisco hilltop. On Nob Hill, from a coveted window seat at the 19th floor Top of the Mark at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel (www.intercontinentalmarkhopkins.com), or from one of the hotel's even-numbered 18th floor suites, you'll catch a surprisingly good view of the colorful sails of the high-tech catamarans–in part, due to allowable design choices invoked by the current cup holder, Oracle's owner Larry Ellison.
Oracle, Larry Ellison's defending boat in America's Cup in San Francisco this summer.
In a controversial move, Ellison doubled the size of the boats. This year's 72-foot catamarans will fly carbon fiber sails as high as a 13-story building. Accordingly, the costs for a country to field a challenging team have likewise skyrocketed, to $8 million per boat and many times that overall. This explains why only three teams will vie in the early round robin races known as the Louis Vuitton Cup to face Oracle Team USA in September's best of 17 races: Sweden's Artemis Racing, Emirates Team New Zealand, and Italy's Luna Rossa. Though fielding fewer boats, this year's America's Cup will not lack visual excitement. The first of four turns on the course will swing the speeding sailboats less than two hundred yards from shore, hard by some of the bleachers erected for the occasion. Here, by the bay, the race will be seen as never before.
"I think you're going to appreciate the size and scale and speed of the boats a lot better in person than you will on television," says Peter Rusch, an America's Cup spokesman. "It's one thing to watch NFL games on television, and you can argue you get a better view with instant replays and such, but if you're close up at an NFL stadium and your hear the collisions and the grunts and see the size of the players and the speed, that's an appreciation that television just doesn't convey."
The boats, Rusch says, will be traveling at nearly 50 miles per hour, close to highway speed. "No [other] boats do that," says Rusch. "To see that in person—the spray coming off—and see the size. These wind sails are 130 feet tall. A major turn requires massive coordination among all 11 crewmembers. These boats are also 60 feet wide—and when the boat makes its turn, these guys have to switch sides—so they're running across the trampoline that connects the two hulls.
Luna Rossa, the Italian contender in America's Cup
"It's really a huge intersection between the cutting edge technology that's used to design and engineer and build these boats and the skill and athleticism of the sailors in harnessing that power. The boats generate an incredible amount of power and are incredibly complicated to turn around the corners. It's not possible unless you've got the very best people doing it. It's a little like a Formula One race car. You can drive a five speed all you want, but there are very few people who could get into a Formula One car and go around those tracks even at a quarter of the speed the race car drivers do. These boats are the same. You could take 11 of the best club sailors. They wouldn't even be able to move the boat, essentially."
Not surprisingly, seats in many of the best viewing spots are selling quickly. To view the race schedules and various seating choices as well as performers (Sting, Steely Dan, Weezer and others) appearing in a waterside America's Cup stadium go to: www.americascup.com/experience. For those thinking of a San Francisco trip and taking in a race or two, here's a preview of some of the viewing options:
On high, far from shore
Book a room at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel atop Knob Hill, on the California Street cable car line. Built in 1926 on the site of the mansion of railroad magnet Mark Hopkins, founder of the line that would become the Southern Pacific, the hotel offers several high-floor suites with good, if distant, views of much of the race waters. More panoramic views await higher up at the iconic Top of the Mark sky lounge, famous for its 100 different martinis.
On shore, in America's Cup grandstands
The Deck, with 1,250 seats, will offer the most desirable and expensive tickets, with prices starting at $25 early in July, rising to $130 for the Cup Finals. "This is our highest-end grandstand location," says Ryan Carroll, a spokesman for America's Cup Spectator Experiences. "They'll have the nicest seats, with a back and armrest, and there will be a roped off area behind with a private lounge and concessions and private restrooms. Plus here, you can take alcohol back to your seats."
Race Course Bleachers. Only available for the Louis Vuitton Cup Finals (starting August 17th) through the America's Cup Finals. Even without upgraded seats and private concessions, these tickets will be snapped up by avid race fans, as they'll offer the closest shoreline views of the competition. Prices start at $70.
West Grandstands. Also available only for the Louis Vuitton Finals and America's Cup Finals. Prices will start at $50. After the Race Course Bleachers, these 2,500 seats will provide the next best view of the first turn.
East Grandstands. These 1,250 seats will be the most affordable America's Cup tickets. Starting at $15 for early July races, they'll have access to a lounge with private concessions and restrooms. The views will be similar to those of the adjacent Deck seats, but lack the extra amenities.
On shore, atop Pier 39
These rooftop accommodations for 750 will offer the most luxurious and costliest single day tickets. Prices start at $300, beginning with the Cup Finals in September. The admission ticket covers all food and beverages, including an open bar. The viewing deck will have a bar and food service, lounge chairs, and TVs broadcasting live coverage and commentary of the race.
On the water but docked. Spectators can also head for Pier 45 and board the old naval warship, SS Jeremiah O'Brien, which served at Normandy. Ticket prices start at $110. The ship, which is now a museum, will remain docked, but offers good views of turns two and four, not to mention a head-on view of Alcatraz. Below deck, there'll be concessions and monitors for viewing the race. It will not be ADA accessible.
Out on the bay, aboard a motorboat or sailboat
The most intimate race views of all can be enjoyed out on the bay, literally on the periphery of the course, aboard a small flotilla of race-accredited sailboats and motorboats. Prices start higher than for all but the Pier 39 Rooftop experience, but boats positioned near turns two, three, and four will have across-the-boulevard-like views of the most riveting action on the course. Options range from a 12-person catamaran and a small motor yacht for 16 to 20 to retired ferryboats. Other choices include FDR's private yacht, The Potomac, and a replica of the schooner America, which won the first America's Cup race in 1861 against the British around the Isle of Wight. For all the on water choices go to: www.americascup.com/en/experience/spectator-tickets/on-water-viewing
John Grossmann has written about food and travel for Gourmet, Cigar Aficionado, Saveur, and SKY. He was a finalist in the food journalist category of the 2010 Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards. He is the co-author, with acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton, of the book One Square Inch of Silence, (Free Press).
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Watching these boats fly a hull is amazing.
We live in the SF Bay Area and watched the races last summer in the smaller boats and loved every minute. Even from the shore you can see the action clearly and at times they came so close to the pier you could hear the calls from the crews. The larger boats have been practicing and are breathtaking. We are looking forward to the races this year.
Emirates New Zealand, one of the contenders for America's Cup, in San Francisco Bay.


San Diegans welcomed Turkey Day (gobble, gobble) with much-needed rain overnight. Clouds threaten more downpour even now. This morning, I aborted two separate walks because of weather—but not before capturing a moment suitable to the holiday. My thanks goes to the unknown neighbor for providing the decor. I shot the Featured Image with Pixel 3 XL, cropping the pic 3:2 and auto-enhancing in Google Photos. Vitals: f/1.8, ISO 55, 1/419 sec, 4.4mm; 9:33 a.m. PST.
For the record, and it's a confession: I am so untraditional that Thanksgiving leftovers will be last night's pizza. Yum! Do the same next year, and pardon a turkey. Everyone else is doing it, not just the President. One of the local TV stations pardoned a bird, too—or so I saw in a fleeting gander at the segment before my wife (wisely) switched to the Macy's parade in New York City.


An ad hoc Working Group here after referred to as the Working Group was set up by the Irish Council for Psychotherapy to draw up this Framework document in response to an increasing perception of the need to define more clearly the professional and training standards for those working with children/young people in psychotherapy in Ireland.
In recent years there has been a movement within European countries to define more clearly the training required for psychotherapists who work with children and young people. In particular the UKCP has developed comprehensive professional training standards for those psychotherapists working with children and are now in the process of creating a separate register for child psychotherapists and for psychotherapists who are trained to work with children. Other countries, such as Austria, Italy, Germany and the EAP itself have developed or are working to develop such standards and in some countries these standards are enshrined in law.
In addition within the Irish context itself there have been growing concerns about how we as a society look after our children. This concern has been most intense around revelations of sexual, emotional and physical abuse and neglect of some children within families and of institutional abuse of children and young people in state care. Alongside this, some modalities of psychotherapy in Ireland already have specialist trainings for those who wish to work with children, while other Sections do not.
"A child is defined as any person up to the age of 18 years; adolescence defines that period of childhood extending from puberty to adulthood" (In accordance with Irish law and the UNCRC).
this common template to be the basis for consultation to all Sections (modalities) with a view to getting all Sections of ICP to agree such a template as a way forward for training child psychotherapists and psychotherapists who work with children and young persons.
This document, prepared by the Working Group (WG) is deliberately broad based to allow modalities to have flexibility about how such training may happen for their trainees yet at the same time setting an agreed common standard for such trainings. It is important to acknowledge from the outset that the modalities within ICP have diverse ways of approaching psychotherapy with children/young people. These approaches range from in depth one to one work with children/young people to methods that work with the young person/child within the context of their family and their wider social milieu. There is therefore a range of existing practice be this as child psychotherapist or as a psychotherapist who works with children.
The Working Group framed this template within the Irish Council for Psychotherapy standards for training psychotherapists which is based on the European Certificate of Psychotherapy (ECP) of the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP). The group consider it essential that those who are training in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy exclusively as their core training complete a course that is fully compliant with EAP and ECP standards (see appendix 1 TAC/ECP standard). This standard also applies to any combined training to train those who wish to work with adults and/or children e.g. Family Therapy, Post-qualifying courses where a psychotherapist has already trained as a psychotherapist to work with adults could be shorter; as those training will have already reached the ECP standard and therefore will likely require fewer training hours to meet the standards set in this framework document.
In other words there are three ways to train to work with children either in a course designed specifically to train child psychotherapists; as part of a combined training where both criteria for working with adults and children will need to be met or as a post psychotherapy qualification top up training of those who are already qualified to work with adults.
The status of this document is an initial draft template for consultation with modalities (Sections of ICP).
The Working Group propose that Sections of the ICP would agree that the following core areas of training will be addressed for those psychotherapists who wish to train to work with children. In other words these training standards should apply regardless of the philosophical and theoretical orientation of the particular course. It is recognised that training courses of different theoretical orientations will offer different training contexts and opportunities to trainees to fulfil these requirements. The WG are conscious that there is much diversity in modality approaches and these core areas will need to be delivered in different ways to match the unique approach of each modality. At the same time these minimum training standards, laid down here will need to be included in the training process for psychotherapists who work with children and young people.
In particular there needs to be sufficient time allocated to allow for the integration of skills, theory, and personal development that facilitates the therapist in reaching a level of self-awareness and maturity in order to enable them to engage therapeutically with children, young people and their families and with the wider context of the child's life. In particular such trainings need to foster both personal and professional development of the psychotherapist. Each training course should support their trainees in actively engaging with learning experiences, exploring their own intra-personal and inter-personal processes, thus developing an advanced capacity for reflective practice and insight.
A core training to work with children/young people.
A combined training to work with all age groups both child and adult such as training in family therapy.
The training requirements for these trainings will reflect the theoretical and clinical approaches to the child's needs in the therapy. For example Child and adolescent psychotherapy aims to provide long term intra-psychic work with the individual child. The minimum of four years training devoted to child psychotherapy is required to acquire the competency and skills for this approach.
The Working Group wish to emphasise at the outset the centrality of the therapeutic relationship when working with children/young people and their families and the importance of the availability of the therapist for a genuine congruent relationship. This ability to form a therapeutic working relationship with children is a key skill and needs to be complemented by therapist competence in the areas of training outlined below.
The trainee psychotherapist needs to develop the competence to take into account the developmental stage of the child or young person they are working with. They should also take cognisance of the young person's level of dependence and their need for appropriate care. All of these aspects are important considerations to be taken into account in order to develop a comprehensive and collaborative understanding of the child's therapeutic needs. The child's or young person's voice is central to the therapeutic process and in order for their voice to be heard it is important that the psychotherapist can deploy a variety of therapeutic approaches including verbal and nonverbal methods along with appropriate materials to facilitate the child or young person's engagement in the therapy process. An important element, therefore in therapy with children is skilful use of developmentally appropriate approaches and materials in order to assist the young person in being heard. All of the above address the requirement for psychotherapy with young people and children to be inclusive and respectful and to privilege children's ways of expressing themselves. Alongside working therapeutically with children/young people the therapist must work in partnership with parents/carers and guardians of the young person. Each modality will approach the necessary training to work with parents differently. Some may view the primary client as the child/young person while others will consider child focussed therapy as happening within the family system where the family is the client rather than the individual child. Some modalities will attend more to the intra psychic world of the child while others will attend more to the relational aspects of children's lives and experiences. All of the above aspects need to be taken into account at each stage of the therapeutic process all the way from assessment to the end of therapy.
In addition the psychotherapist needs to develop competence in managing the diverse roles of different members of any multi-disciplinary team and/or other systems of professionals that may be involved in the child's or young person's life. The therapist should be able to take cognisance of and work with the multiple perspectives and approaches of other professionals in order to work collaboratively with children/young people, their family and any involved health or social care systems.
To be ECP compliant any core training whether for child psychotherapists or a combined adult and child training will need to be of 4 years duration. All courses will provide tutor student contact hours wholly devoted to child psychotherapy to cover the specified theory and methodology studies detailed in areas 1 – 4 above, as well as the specific clinical components of any such training, as appropriate to the modality.
In addition it is envisaged that any post qualification course will require an additional two years of training in order to adequately cover areas 1 – 4 above as well as the specific clinical components of any such training. These post qualification courses must include 250 tutor student contact hours wholly devoted to child psychotherapy to cover the specified theory and methodology studies detailed in areas 1 – 4 above. In addition such a post qualification course the supervised practice component needs to include 250 hours of clinical practice with children/young people and their carers. The ratio of practice to supervision will be in keeping with the modality and the need to give consideration to the vulnerable population being worked with. In post qualification training some of these hours of clinical practice may be attained during a specified post-course practicum period in keeping with modality practices.
Theories of human development such as personality theories e.g. attachment theory, object relations, family life cycle, Piagetian, constructivist, social constructivist, systemic developmental theories etc.
Knowledge of and a capacity to understand how and why children and young people struggle in their lives, this includes: international systems of classification of children's social, emotional and behavioural psychopathology, such as DSM IV / V and ICD 10; strengths based, collaborative and non-expert led intervention; narrative; constructivist and solution-focused approaches.
Knowledge of creative approaches appropriate to working therapeutically with children and young people.
Knowledge of what can facilitate children's or young person's growth and development.
Creating and maintaining a safe therapeutic space appropriate for the child / young person.
3.2 Psychotherapists need to be fully informed of the legal and statutory requirements when working with children and young people.
3.7 Management of risk with appropriate responses including referral to other professionals as required.
4.6 Understanding of factors equality such as gender, age, ethnicity, social and cultural diversity which are relevant in each person worked with.
5.1. 300-600 hours of clinical practice under supervision "either within a mental health or social health setting, or equivalent" are required in all core trainings; in keeping with Training and Accrediting Committee (TAC) standards and ECP requirements (appendix 1). Some of these hours may be attained during a specified post-course practicum period in keeping with modality practices.
5.2. Trainees on post qualifying courses need to complete 250 hours of supervised clinical practice under supervision. Some of these hours may be attained during a specified post-course practicum period in keeping with modality practices.
5.3 The supervisory relationship is critical as it gives the trainee and qualified psychotherapist the opportunity to reflect on the ongoing work with the child or young person and therefore needs to be at a frequency appropriate to the experience of the psychotherapist or trainee and in keeping with modality requirements.
5.4 Supervisors who supervise trainee psychotherapists need to be appropriately qualified and experienced in working with children/young people.
5.6 Specialist training may be necessary for trainees to attain the necessary competence in dealing with significant adversity with specific age groups (e.g. toddlers, young children, adolescents etc.).
5.7 Each modality should consider if specialist internships are to be required. This will be influenced by the complexity of the work to be undertaken and the degree of mental health difficulty experienced by the psychotherapist's client group as well as the specialist approach of the modality concerned. It is the responsibility of each modality to reflect on what training may be required given the principles elaborated above.
6.2. Maintain competence through Continuous Professional Development.
The Irish Council for Psychotherapy along with each modality will need to consider an arrangement for grandparenting and recognising psychotherapists who already work competently with children and young people.
The ICP Training standards committee should be given the remit to require all trainings of child psychotherapists/psychotherapists who work with children and young people to demonstrate how each of their trainings is compliant with these standards.
As many psychotherapists will encounter children/young people who may need psychotherapeutic input and appropriate referral then all adult psychotherapy trainings should provide a minimum of one full day of course time to outline the specialist nature of working with children and young people including covering the specific training outlined in this document and ethical considerations required to work safely with children.
All psychotherapy training courses should specify the client groups that their graduates will be qualified to work with and must include appropriate content to adequately equip their trainees for this named practice.
The following is taken from the Training Accreditation Committee of the EAP and the ECP text.
(Medical, psychological, social, educational, or equivalent).
Even if this practice is not directly organized by the institute, it remains its responsibility.
9.3.4. 150 hours of supervision of an effective clinical practice of the trainee.
9.3.5. Practice does normally not take place in the first two years of the training.
Note: Exceptions of early practice must be justified by the training institution that the student has prior knowledge of practice or that the institute offers special condition for such practices.


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A birthday card featuring the picture of Hessy Levinsons, winner of the most beautiful Aryan baby contest.
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Hessy Levinsons (now Hessy Levinsons Taft) is the older daughter of Jacob and Pauline (Levine) Levinsons, both talented singers who came from Latvia to Berlin in the 1920s and studied voice at the Hochscule fuer Musik. The two were married in 1928 in Latvia but returned to Berlin to pursue their careers. In 1932, using his legal stage name, Yasha Lenssen, Jacob signed a contract with the Breslau opera to perform as their leading baritone in a series of 19 operas. However, shortly before the season opened, his contract was abruptly cancelled when he was asked to add his original surname to the agreement, a name that immediately identified him as a Jew. After Hitler's rise to power, the Levinsons were increasingly uneasy about their prospects for the future. They turned for advice to the Latvian consul in Berlin, who assured them Hitler would not last long and predicted a flourishing musical career for them after his demise. As foreigners, the Levinsons were somewhat protected from the anti-Jewish economic legislation that was directed against German Jews. Thus Jacob was able to secure a position as the Berlin representative of a Latvian-based firm.
Hessy Levinsons was born in 1934. When she was six months old, Hessy was taken to a leading Berlin photographer to have her portrait taken. A few months later this picture appeared on the cover of the Nazi publication, "Sonne ins Haus" [Sun in the House]. Frightened by the possible consequences of their exposure as foreign-born Jews, Hessy's mother rushed to the photographer. He explained that he had known she was a Jewish child and had deliberately submitted her photograph to a contest for the most beautiful Aryan baby in order to ridicule Nazi racial theory, and Hessy was selected as winner of the contest among all the German babies. Several months later an aunt in Memel recognized Hessy's portrait on a picture postcard in a local store and sent it to the Levinsons in Berlin. The card was captioned "Best wishes for the birthday." After the publication of her photograph Hessy was kept largely at home lest she be recognized in the street and her parents questioned about her identity. In 1936 her sister Naomi was born. That same year her father was arrested by the Gestapo on a trumped-up tax charge. He was released only after his accountant, a Nazi party member, came to his defense. Following this incident the Levinsons left for Latvia, where they remained for a year until deciding to move to Paris in 1938. The family had fully reestablished itself when the Germans entered Paris. Jacob applied for American visas but had no way of knowing when they might come through. In 1941, when the round-up of foreign Jews began in Paris, the Levinsons fled to Memac-sur-Mer, a coastal town near Bordeaux. From there they were led by members of the French resistance to Nice. In the meantime Jacob received notice that their American visas had arrived, but that only 45 days remained to get to the U.S. before the visas would expire. Unable to find immediate transport to the United States, Jacob applied for an extension of their U.S. visas. The U.S. Department of Immigration denied these extensions. Jacob then secured Cuban visas for the family and booked passage on the Serpa Pinto, a Portuguese ship that left from Lisbon in early in 1942 for Havana. The family spent the next seven years in the Cuban capital, where Hessy and her sister grew up. In 1948 the Levinsons reapplied for immigration to the U.S. and arrived in New York in 1949.
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A journey through the lush green Okavango Delta and the beautiful desolation of the Namib desert is an exploration of a lifetime across Southern Africa. Exciting wildlife in Etosha NP, walking the red sand dunes of Sossusvlei and adventure through the Okavango Delta by mokoro.
Departs: Livingstone, Zambia on Sunday at 2:00pm.
Ends: Livingstone, Zambia on Saturday at 12:00 noon.
• A true exploration of Namibia and Botswana - see it all!
• Victoria Falls, Caprivi, Etosha, Damaraland, Namib Desert, Kalahari, Okavango Delta & Chobe.
• Livingstone to Livingstone is the full tour. Also offered as an accommodated safari (Botswana Wild Parks).
• Johannesburg to Windhoek covers the Zambezi Region and Namibia, ending in Windhoek with access to international flights.
• Camping - 16 nights on safari we stay at designated campsites, in or bordering national parks and towns. Formal campsites have hot and cold showers, laundry facilities & shops. In Windhoek we stay in pre-erected dome tents beds with shared ablutions.
• Wild camping - 2 nights "camping wild" without fences in the Okavango. On these nights the crew will erect a bucket shower (with hot water off the fire) and a pit latrine (with seat).
• 2 nights in Swakopmund in a lodge with en suite twin bedrooms.
20 breakfasts, 17 lunches & 12 dinners will be provided by the safari crew, prepared at the vehicle & eaten around the camp fire or in a boma. For certain meals the group will sample local fare at restaurants (own expense).
SAFARI COST: $2,280 per person sharing, plus local payment of ZAR 2,000 (in cash).
SAFARI COST: $1,765 per person sharing, plus local payment of ZAR 1,200 (in cash).
Includes: Entrance to see the Victoria Falls. Day 1: Breakfast is not included. Day 1: Lunch is an own expense meal. Day 1: Dinner will be an own expense meal at a local restaurant. Day 2: Breakfast provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 2: Lunch is an own expense meal. Day 2: Dinner will be an own expense meal at a local restaurant.
Overnight: Campsite – good ablution facilities, hot shower, swimming pool, restaurant & bar.
Heading out of Livingstone we cross at Sesheke into the Caprivi, a narrow strip of Namibian land that extends between Angola, Zambia and Botswana. An abundance of large rivers attracts a variety of animals and birds and we have 2 days to explore this remote and beautiful region, including Popa Falls and a boat cruise on the Kavango River.
Includes: Entrance fees & game drives, boat cruise on Kwando River. Day 3, 4: Breakfast provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 3, 4: Lunch provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 3, 4: Dinner provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group.
Overnight: Campsite - good ablution facilities with hot showers, restaurant, bar & swimming pool.
Distance / Time: Day 3: 300km, ± 4 hours, excluding stops for sightseeing & lunch. Day 4: 200km, ± 3 hours, excluding stops for sightseeing.
Includes: Day 5: Breakfast provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 5: Lunch provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 5: Dinner provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group.
Distance / Time: 210kms, ± 3 hours, excluding stops for sightseeing & lunch.
Includes: Entrance fees to Etosha National Park, morning & afternoon game drives. Day 6, 7: Breakfast provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 6, 7: Lunch provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 6, 7: Dinner provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group.
Overnight: Campsite - good ablution facilities with hot showers, restaurant, bar, swimming pool, and shop.
Distance / Time: 420kms, ± 5 hours excluding stops for sightseeing & lunch.
Optional Activities: Night game drive in National Park game viewing vehicle.
Includes: Guided walk to view San rock art. Day 8: Breakfast provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 8: Lunch provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 8: Dinner provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group.
Overnight: Campsite - good ablution facilities with hot showers, bar, swimming pool & telephone.
Distance / Time: 600kms, ± 7½ hours excluding stops for sightseeing & lunch.
Includes: Entrance to Spitskoppe. Day 9: Breakfast provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 9: Lunch provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 9: Dinner provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group.
Distance / Time: 170kms, ± 21/2 hours excluding stops for sightseeing.
Includes: Entrance to Cape Cross seal colony. Day 10: Breakfast provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 10: Lunch provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 10: Dinner will be an own expense meal at a local restaurant. Day 11: Breakfast provided by guest house. Day 11: Lunch is an own expense meal. Day 11: Dinner will be an own expense meal at a local restaurant.
Includes: Entrance fees to Sesriem Canyon and Naukluft National Park. Day 12: Breakfast provided by guest house. Day 12: Lunch provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 12: Dinner provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 13: Breakfast provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 13: Lunch provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 13: Dinner provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group.
Distance / Time: 350km, ± 5 hours, excluding stops for sightseeing.
Includes: Day 14: Breakfast provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 14: Lunch provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 14: Dinner will be an own expense meal at a local restaurant.
Distance / Time: 345kms, ± 4½ hours excluding stops for sightseeing.
15-DAY OPTION: Victoria Falls to Windhoek tour ends at +/-08:00am on morning of day 15.
Includes: Nature walk with local San bushman and translator. Day 15: Breakfast provided by the guest house. Day 15: Lunch provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 15: Dinner provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group.
Overnight: Campsite – good ablution facilities with hot shower, swimming in old quarry.
Distance / Time: 550kms, ± 71/2 hours excluding border formalities and stops for sightseeing & lunch.
Includes: Entrance to Okavango Delta, morning and afternoon game walks with local guides. Day 16: Breakfast provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 16: Lunch provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 16: Dinner provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 17: Breakfast provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 17: Lunch provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 17: Dinner provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 18: Breakfast provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 18: Lunch provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 18: Dinner will be an own expense meal at a local restaurant.
Overnight - Maun: Campsite - good ablution facilities with hot showers, swimming pool, restaurant & bar.
Distance / Time: 300kms, ± 4½ hours excluding (Kalahari – Maun) Okavango transfer in 4WD ± 2 hours each way.
Includes: Entrance fees to Makgadikgadi Pans. Day 19: Breakfast provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 19: Lunch provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 19: Dinner will be an own expense meal at a local restaurant.
Distance / Time: 320km, ± 4 hours, excluding stops for sightseeing.
Includes: Sunset game viewing boat cruise on the Chobe River. Day 20: Breakfast provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 20: Lunch provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 20: Dinner will be an own expense meal at a local restaurant.
Overnight: Campsite - good ablution facilities with hot showers, restaurant, bar & telephone.
Distance / Time: 300kms, ± 4½ hours excluding stops for sightseeing & lunch.
Includes: Day 21: Breakfast provided by the tour leaders with the help of the group. Day 21: Lunch is not included. Day 21: Dinner is not included.
Note: We do a free drop off at Livingstone airport on day 21 at 12:00noon, so you can book your flight out for the last day of tour.
Note: The distance and travel times quoted above are an estimate only, and subject to local road conditions and photo stops.
Special Interest: Namibia has a rich ancient rock art heritage. Our local guide in the Brandberg Tsiseb conservancy lands, will lead us on a walk to view the White Lady rock painting. It is usually assumed that the painting shows a ritual dance, and that the "White Lady" is actually a medicine man.
Sustainable Tourism: In the Ugab wilderness region we camp at the White Lady Lodge campsite. A partnership was Signed in 2003 and the community benefit through employment and a percentage of the income of the lodge. There are also other spin-offs such as the sale of fire wood to the lodge.
We use safari trucks with 12 seats for this tour. Potholes, corrugated gravel roads and livestock on the roads can make travel slow. There are some long drives, so sit back and enjoy the scenery! For the transfers into the Okavango Delta we use open 4WD vehicles with local guides.
An essential part of your safari is par¬ticipation. From putting up your tent to packing the truck in the morning – it's all part of your adventure. Your tour leaders will do all the meal preparation but we do ask for your help (on rotation) with the washing up. There are some long travel days which means early morning starts so we all need to get involved to make the day run efficiently.
•	Your client will need a valid passport and visas for entry into Namibia, Botswana and Zambia.
•	We recommend that you bring Euro, US$ or South African Rand for personal expenses on this trip but please note that in Namibia Euro and US$ will need to changed into Namibian $ or South African Rand as shops, restaurants and market vendors only accept N$ and ZAR. In Botswana please note that foreign currency will need to changed into Botswana Pula as shops, restaurants and market vendors only accept BWP. Zambia requires that all services are paid in local currency, however major credit cards (Mastercard / Visa) can also be used for optional activities in Livingstone and elsewhere on tour.
The Botswana Wildside Safari can be combined with this Desert & Delta departure to create an even greater Southern Africa adventure.


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On December 4, 1956, an auspicious twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together. The place was Sun Records' storefront studio in Memphis. The man who made it happen was Sam Phillips, the "Father of Rock 'n' Roll," who discovered them all. The four legends-to-be united for the only time in their careers for an impromptu recording that has come to be known as one of the greatest rock jam sessions of all time. features a treasure trove of the greatest rock 'n' roll, gospel, R&B and country hits from these music legends, including such iconic songs as 'Blue Suede Shoes,' 'Fever,' 'Sixteen Tons,' 'Who Do You Love?,' 'Great Balls of Fire,' 'Riders in the Sky,' 'I Walk the Line,' 'Folsom Prison Blues' and 'Whole Lotta' Shakin' Goin' On.'


Based on the book by Daniel Errico. Illustrations by Tiffany Turrill.
The ocean floor is filled with the rarest of creatures, but none are as rare as gnarbles. Their fins are small, their tails are floppy, and they have never strayed far from their homes…until now.
Journey of the Noble Gnarble is a story of a little gnarble with a big dream, who tries to make it past doubting blyfish, sneaky subbalubbles, and hungry plinks on his way to the surface of the sea. Along the way he befriends the glinny glims who teach him the importance of positivity and determination.
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Met dismisses police officer who belonged to banned neo-Nazi terror group
A man who became the first British police officer convicted of belonging to a neo-Nazi terrorist organisation has been dismissed from the Metropolitan Polizia without notice.
Ben Hannam è stato dichiarato colpevole su 1 April of membership of the banned right-wing extremist group National Action (NA) following a trial at the Old Bailey.
At a gross misconduct hearing on Wednesday, his behaviour was found to amount to a breach of the standards of professional behaviour, the Met said.
The Met assistant commissioner, Helen Ball, who chaired the hearing, said his actions had "without question harmed public confidence in, and the reputation of" the force.
Lei disse: "In terms of culpability, Pc Hannam has knowingly and intentionally remained a member of a proscribed organisation, made false statements, retained possession of terrorism-related documents and a prohibited image of a child. He had at every stage the option not to embark on this course of conduct and to move away from it and did not do so.
"In addition, PC Hannam has been convicted of six separate criminal offences. It is entirely unacceptable for police officers who are responsible for enforcing the law to break the law themselves. He was wholly responsible for his actions and his culpability is high.
"In behaving as he did, he has without question harmed public confidence in, and the reputation of the MPS, by belonging to an organisation that espouses the views of National Action, which are so wholly an antithesis of the Met's values and the traditions of British policing."
At the Old Bailey, Hannam was also convicted of lying on his application and vetting forms to join the Met and of having terror documents detailing knife combat and making explosive devices.
A ban on reporting the case was lifted after Hannam admitted possessing an indecent image of a child, which was to have been the subject of a separate trial.
Hannam, of Edmonton, Londra nord, had been working as a probationary officer for the Met for nearly two years before he was found on a leaked database of users of extreme right-wing forum Iron March.
He had signed up to the forum when he joined the London branch of neo-Nazi group NA, whose ideology was described in court as being based on hatred of non-white groups, nel mese di marzo 2016. He wrote in a diary he had been "desperate to impress" an older NA organiser and his association with the group ended before he began working for the Met.
Il case raised questions about police vetting and how well authorities were monitoring extremist groups, particularly in light of the evolution of the far-right.
Hannam remains on bail ahead of his sentencing on Friday but was warned by the judge after the guilty verdict that he faced prison.
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ABSTRACT Fault seal plays a critical part in hydrocarbon traps, and the same will be true for CO2 storage. The standard workflow for prediction of capillary seal of hydrocarbons can be readily adapted to prediction of CO2 seal since the fluid properties of CO2 at reservoir temperatures and pressures are within the range shown by hydrocarbons. The workflow is applied in a feasibility study into the proposed CO2 storage in the Johansen Formation of the Troll Field.
Computation of Shale Gouge Ratio (SGR) over the fault surfaces, in combination with juxtaposition diagrams, was used to estimate the sealing potential of faults cutting the Johansen Formation. SGR values were converted to potential CO2 column heights that might be trapped at each fault. Column heights are generally less than 100 m at each fault, allowing a cross-fault migration route from the Johansen Sand via the Statfjord Formation, Cook Formation and Brent Group.
Analysis of in-situ stresses suggests that the faults in the Troll Field are not close to failure and therefore up-dip leakage of CO2 is unlikely. Extremely large CO2 columns (>300 m) would be required to change this stress stability, and across-fault capillary leakage would occur first.


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Magda Dia has created the dazzling and magical world of Jump Into Art Studios with its open and inviting atmosphere, safe space to create with dozens of classes, workshops and camps for artists of all ages. A California native, Magda brings a peaceful vibe to the studio with an, "Everybody's an artist," philosophy. Teachers teach what they chooses, students work at their own pace and everyone can just be in a creative space. With loving-kindness and compassion, all things are possible.
Tim Bednar
Tim Bednar is a retired fire fighter and business professional that spends his days playing with clay, teaching students how to throw on the wheel, working with his son at Profound Farms and chasing his grandkids around. A true renaissance man we are glad to have as our resident master potter. Tim teaches most of the day on Thursdays in our brand new pottery studio. Learn more here.
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Emily is a joyous and light hearted educator and artist that engages with her students on many levels. A native of Maine, Emily enjoys travel, hiking, camping, the great outdoors as well as playing in the clay studio with her friends and students. Emily teaches artists of all ages in pottery/clay classes, art classes, private events and art drop in - don't miss her loving and engaging style.
Wendy Lamar works in the Caldwell Elementary School Art Department and is a breath of fresh artistic air - she can create anything! She's been an inspiration at our studio these past few months in summer camp, with Collage and Stitching and Art with Miss Wendy.
Her expertise is vast but we can say she's a textile and multi media guru and we're glad to have her aboard.
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A LIFE OF RESEARCH, STUDY, AND TRAVEL HAS EXPOSED DARLENE TO THE WORLD'S MYSTERIES, RITUALS AND FAITHS... Travel in India, Southeast Asia and Europe, has inspired Darlene in her life's purpose of helping others create balance and courage to explore their own personal, healing mindset. Darlene is an artist and life coach who aims to nurture her clients' innate physical, social, spiritual and professional life influences. Darlene teaches Art with Intention and holds private sessions with her clients.
Kary Jane Hutto Art and creativity are words one thinks of when one meets Kary Jane Hutto. With her sparkling and vivacious personality, positivity and grace, she is a wonderfully engaging teacher for one and all. Lately she's been investigating collage, water colors and mosaics and loves how teaching expands her service to others.
Martha Duncan is our in-house art house manager and the glue that keeps Jump Into Art Studios running - she's an artist, crafter, helper, healer, solver-of-problems, carpenter and accountant. Martha makes the art house a better place!
Pamela Smith leads You Can Paint - the Robert Garden Method where students complete a stunning oil painting project in a single class, held the first Thursday of each month, 6-9pm. Pam is a gifted and generous soul sharing her endless enthusiasm for all wishing to create frame worthy art - great class, great teacher!
Gabby Cox is the owner of Soaps from Scratch and is our newest member on the teaching staff with workshops, classes and camps - look for our 2 day soap making intensive with cold process (January 25/26) and find the uber talented Miss Gabby some Saturday at Art Drop in from 10am - 2pm and our new Santa's Workshop.
Jeni Tomlinson is obsessed with painting, but in a mentally stable way. Sharing her vision and helping people develop their own in their painting journey is a passion that she loves to share. Her classes are both fun and informative and her many years working as a professional artist has given her the ability to convey realistic and helpful tips and tricks that smooth the student's path to success.
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Q: What does shape does $\bigl\{x\in{\mathbb R}^3\bigm| A\times x=B\bigr\}$ define? If vectors $A$ and $B$ are fixed, then by definition of the cross product, I know that if $B$ is not perpendicular to $A$ then there will be no solutions.
So assume $B$ is perpendicular to $A$, then surely $x$ will have a fixed length and can take any direction (except $A$) in the plane perpendicular to $B$ containing vector $A$.
So does this mean that the set of possible $X$ vectors is a circle of fixed radius?

A: $A\times x_1=A\times x_2\iff A\times (x_1-x_2)=0\iff (A=0\lor x_1-x_2\in\Bbb RA)$.
Therefore the solution set of the equation $A\times x=B$ is:

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*the empty set if either $\langle B,A\rangle\ne 0$ or $A=0\land B\ne 0$.

*$\Bbb R^3$ if $A=0$ and $B=0$

*the $1$-dimensional affine subspace $\overline x+\Bbb RA$ if $A\ne 0\land \langle A,B\rangle=0$, where $\overline x$ is the vector in $\operatorname{Span}(A,B)^\perp$ such that $\lVert\overline x\rVert=\frac{\lVert B\rVert}{\lVert A\rVert}$ and such that either $\overline x=0$ or $A, \overline x, B$ is a positive basis of $\Bbb R^3$.
It turns out that such vector may be written as $$\overline x=\frac1{\langle A,A\rangle}B\times A$$

A: Firstly, by your geometric argument all such $x$ must lie in a fixed plane perpendicular to B. Since the cross product magnitude is (twice) the area of the triangle formed by the two vectors, we know that all such x form a triangle with a of area b/2. Therefore there are two such classes of solutions; the difference of any pair in the same class is a multiple of a. Geometrically, these two classes are two lines both parallel to a.
Edit: as pointed out in the comments, the magnitude is really the signed area of the triangle. Thus only one of the two lines is actually correct, and the other one isn't (use the right hand rule to work out which) (the cross would be -A)

A: Let's first solve the homogenous equation $A \times x = 0$. It's easy to see that if $x$ isn't parallel to $A$, then $A \times x \neq 0$, so the only solutions of equation $A\times x=0$ are vectors $x = \lambda A$, $\lambda\in\mathbb R$.
Let's now assume we have two solutions $x_1$ and $x_2$ of the nonhomogenous equation, $A\times x_1 = A\times x_2 = B$. We can notice that $A \times (x_2-x_1) = 0$, that is $x_2-x_1$ is a solution of homogenous equation that is $x_2-x_1=\lambda A$ for some $\lambda\in\mathbb R$. That means that if you have one solution $x_1$ of the nonhomogenous equation, all other solutions will have form $x = x_1 + \lambda A $, so they will form a line parallel to $A$.
Let us find that line, assuming that $B$ is perpendicular to $A$ (otherwise there's no solutions). We can use the fact that $A\times (A\times B) = (A\cdot B)A- (A\cdot A) B = -|A|^2 B$ to find one solution of the equation $A\times x=B$: $x_1 = -\frac{1}{|A|^2}A\times B$. By the previous arguments, all soultions of this equations have form:
$$ x = -\frac{1}{|A|^2}A\times B + \lambda A, \qquad \lambda\in\mathbb R$$
and form a line.

A: $\vec x$ lies in the plane perpendicular to $B$, so does $\vec A$.
$|\vec A|\cdot |\vec x| \sin \theta =|\vec B|$.
Hence for $\vec x$ not parallel or antiparallel to $\vec A$, i.e. $\theta \in (0,π)$:
$|\vec x|\sin \theta =\dfrac{ |\vec B|}{|\vec A|}$.
Consider a $x,y$ coordinate system  In the plane perpendicular to $\vec B$. Let the positive  $x-$axis be along $\vec A$, choose positive $y-$axis along $\vec B ×\vec A$.
Polar coordinates:
$r\sin \theta =C$, where $C=|\vec B|/|\vec A|>0$.
This is the  line $y = C$.
Equation of this line in 3D:
Direction vector: $\vec A.$
Point $(0,C)$: $\dfrac{C}{|\vec A × \vec B|}\vec B × \vec A $
$\vec x= \dfrac{1}{|A|^2} \vec B × \vec A +t \vec A$, $t$ real.

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The home that looks like a bungalow at the front but a Hollywood Hills-style property at the back
A normal looking property from the pavement that's hiding a luxury dream home
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(Image: Brinsons & Birt / South Wales Property Photography)
Drive up to the kerbside at the front of this property on the coast in Ogmore-by-Sea and it presents itself as a pretty and modern bungalow, designed to reference its seaside location via the use of exposed stone and wood.
The contemporary black window frames and front door plus eye-catching glass and wood apex porchway suggest a contemporary abode is waiting for you inside.
And that is true, this new build in the Vale of Glamorgan is definitely a modern addition to the housing stock in this popular village.
However, this house might not look out of place nestled into the Hollywood Hills too.
The property transforms from a single-storey at street level to a three-storey glass-fronted dream home at the back, a classic architectural design that can be seen in abundance in California to make the most of building a luxury home on a hillside.
As soon as you enter the dream home that's pretending to be a bungalow, the scale of the property is clear.
The hallway is open to the upper floor, showcases a very attractive floating glass and walnut wood staircase and provides an enticing visual journey to the wall of glass at the back of the property in the distance.
The whole depth of the house can be appreciated from the front doormat and hints at the clever design that awaits you.
This entrance lobby opens out into this dream property's main open-plan kitchen/living/dining area and most people would argue this space is the heart of the home.
Location wise, it certainly is central to the house, as although you enter from street level this room is actually on the middle of the three floors.
Wander into this very spacious room and you are struck by the views of the sea over the roof-tops of Ogmore.
This rooms optimises these views and the opportunities to enjoy them by boasting a balcony that runs the full width of the house and is accessed via large bi-fold doors and two sets of French doors.
The lounge area has a funky revolving log burner (Image: Brinsons & Birt / South Wales Property Photography)
The Scandinavian-style lakeside apartments with one of the best views in Wales
A wonderful spot to sit and watch all the activity on the water, from approaching storms to ships travelling up the Bristol Channel, the balcony will be a popular place for a new owner.
But there is a challenge - each of the home's three floors have outdoor space, so which one would you choose to enjoy the sea view as well as your al fresco breakfast or romantic dinner?
Inside, the kitchen in this reception space is a cook's dream.
Looking super slick in contrasting high gloss walnut and white, the kitchen has all the integrated appliances a potential buyer might expect and showcases high end brands such as Neff and Franke.
The integration of the double oven into the wall units creates a seamless look, assisted by no handles on the unit doors and the use of smooth quartz worktops.
Elegant combination of warm walnut and glossy white (Image: Brinsons & Birt / South Wales Property Photography)
The kitchen has seamless integrated appliances and handless units (Image: Brinsons & Birt / South Wales Property Photography)
The designer Welsh home in the running to be named the best in the UK
But it's not all about the balcony and the kitchen on this level, the lounge area features a pretty funky rotating, contemporary log burner that is an attractive surprise.
This floor also has a bedroom suite to the front of the property, an integrated garage and external stairs leading to the rear garden.
So down the modern internal staircase to the lower ground floor and the direct connection to the outside continues.
There's a bedroom that is one of the best places in the property to enjoy breakfast in bed on a sunny day as it features a dedicated set of bi-fold doors that open out onto the garden terrace.
Next door to this special bedroom is what the estate agent is calling a garden room . With a set of bi-fold doors the space optimises the inside/outside connection too, so the garden is always on hand.
The lower ground floor rear rooms have direct access to the garden terrace (Image: Brinsons & Birt / South Wales Property Photography)
Bedroom with a terrace and garden view (Image: Brinsons & Birt / South Wales Property Photography)
The lower ground floor space makes a great family room (Image: Brinsons & Birt / South Wales Property Photography)
This room could be another bedroom but a secondary reception room maybe makes more sense for a family, with children being able to rush in and out of the garden until they run out of energy.
Also on this lower ground floor is a room at the front of the property that is currently being used as a games room, a utility room, plus a rather posh bedroom suite that includes a walk-in dressing area and an ensuite shower room.
All of the four bathrooms at this luxury home are designed to five star hotel standard, including rainforest shower heads and water jet baths, providing the homeowner with a choice of sanctuaries.
Dependng on what a new owner needs, this versatile home could have up to six bedrooms (Image: Brinsons & Birt / South Wales Property Photography)
The four bathrooms are all of a high end standard (Image: Brinsons & Birt / South Wales Property Photography)
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Then up to the first floor and the much-anticipated master bedroom suite.
This vast space is divided into two rooms which could be used as two bedrooms, but more tempting is to use it as a private living room to the master bedroom or even the largest walk-in wardrobe and dressing room in the village.
This floor also has an ensuite bathroom and rather surprising kitchenette, so could easily be used as a self-contained area that covers the whole of this top floor.
The bedroom side of the master suite top floor (Image: Brinsons & Birt / South Wales Property Photography)
The living room side of the master suite could be turned into a huge dressing room and walk-in wardrobe (Image: Brinsons & Birt / South Wales Property Photography)
The master suite terrace has the best sea views in the house, even on a cloudy day (Image: Brinsons & Birt / South Wales Property Photography)
The Welsh Gothic mansion for sale that could be straight out of a Hollywood movie set
The jewel in the crown of this top floor is arguably the unusual triangle shaped terrace that can be accessed via the bedroom or the living room.
This outdoor space may be the smallest, but it has the biggest sea views from the home to the horizon over the water, plus it is covered so there is ample shade in the summer and a place to keep dry yet enjoy the views in the winter.
The interior design is contemporary mixed with elegant and timeless pieces predominantly made from wood with accents of rich colour, providing warmth and texture to the internally zoned spaces and comfortable rooms.
There are a number of noticeable nods to the home's coastal location, especially in the bathrooms.
Ensuite pays homage to the seaside location with pebble tiles (Image: Brinsons & Birt / South Wales Property Photography)
Under the boardwalk style shower room (Image: Brinsons & Birt / South Wales Property Photography)
One space reveals pebble tiles on the floor and another shower room features a seaside 'boardwalk' style on the walls and floor.
And if a new owner gets a bit bored of lazing around on one of the home's balconies or terraces, a mix of sandy and pebble beaches are just a walk away.
This Ogmore-by-sea home is on the market for £950,000 with estate agent Brinsons & Birt. Give the Cowbridge branch a call on 01446 771777 to find out more.
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Good morning everyone! Today Sketch N Scrap has a brand new sketch, designed by the talented Heather Hall!
The pics are of my brother's kitten, Athena. She just had a bath and looked so cute being wrapped up in a warm towel. Hence the title, Warm & Cozy. I added stitching to go for ACOT's Title Challenge (Deanna is allowing us to go back and do as many Title Challenges from 2016 as we want!). The papers are from Best Creative, the little brad is Basic Grey, and the ric rac is from stash (which, btw, I used up!). The little cork ampersand is from Studio Calico.
I used my Cricut to cut out my title. Its the pre-loaded cart, Cricut Alphabet (I chose that to be my digi cart for January). I usually weld my letters together, but things didn't look right this time, so I kept them as single letters.
Make sure you stop by Sketch N Scrap's blog to check out the rest of the DT's fabulous work with this sketch. Hope you can come and join us!
The picture is of my parents' dog, Little Bit, doing what he does best – snuggling under the blanket.
I misted my background with a yellow mist (Tattered Angels). After it was dried, I used my "My Favorite Things" paw print stencil to add textured paws sporadictly (using spackling paste from home depot). The pattern papers, stickers, and die cuts are from Jillibean Soup "Fur Fusion" collection.
I loved the background work – that is where I got inspired to use my mist and just kind of spray it on, not really caring about exactly where it goes. Instead of triangles, I fussy-cut the diamonds out of pattern paper.
I strayed a little from the sketch, removing the bow, and layering the skinnier piece right over the larger piece.
Make sure you stop by Sketch-n-Scrap and join in on the fun!
Layout: All you need is love….and a dog!
I had alot of fun pulling out all sorts of papers, ribbon, and embellishments for this next layout. Its based on a PageMaps sketch as well as an ACOT Challenge.
I used Bazzill's stencil dog collection to stitch the word "Ruff" on the journaling spot.
We had to use ALL of the colors on our project – Red/Yellow/Black/White, along with metallics and another color. I chose to use a bit of orange (found in my title). We also have to use two or more patterns or elements that are found in the this kit. It can be the polka dot paper with the flowers; mickey ears and the bows. I chose to use polka dot pattern paper (Basic Grey "RSVP" collection) and ric rak (found in my stash).


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Essential Science for Teachers: Earth and Space Science
Professional Development > Essential Science for Teachers: Earth and Space Science > 7. Our Nearest Neighbor: The Moon
K-2, 3-5, 6-8
Our Nearest Neighbor: The Moon
Why is the Moon, our nearest neighbor in the solar system, so different from the Earth? In this session, participants explore the complex connections between the Earth and Moon, the origin of the Moon, and the roles played by gravity and collisions in the Earth-Moon system.
Moon landing.
During this session, you will have an opportunity to build understandings to help you:
Describe, cite evidence for, and evaluate current theories of the Moon's origin
Explain how the Moon's history informs our understanding of Earth's history
Comprehend the scale of the Earth-Moon system
Earth's Moon has been a source of curiosity throughout human history. It is Earth's closest companion in the Solar System, yet it appears to be very different from the Earth. There is a growing body of evidence, however, that tells us that there are also important similarities between the Earth and its Moon. In this session we "travel" to our nearest neighbor to collect clues that we can use to interpret the features of the Moon and story of the Moon's origin.
Video Outline
The Moon's motions in the night sky are so familiar to us that we may take the Moon for granted. But what can we learn from studying the Moon? What means can we use to investigate it? Both Soviet and American astronauts collected rocks from the Moon's surface and returned them to Earth for study. What stories can these rocks can tell us about the Moon's mysterious past and what can they reveal about the history of our home planet, Earth?
In the video our journey to the Moon begins with a first-person perspective from Dr. Harrison Schmitt, an Apollo astronaut and geologist, and the only scientist to have ever set foot on another world. Then Dr. R. Hank Donnelly, Dr. John Wood, and Dr. Myron Lecar assist us in considering the current theories and supporting evidence for the Moon's origin. We end our journey by considering what the Moon can tell us about events early in Earth's history.
Throughout the video, we observe elementary school children being interviewed as they explore their ideas about the Moon and its origin. We also visit Kathy Price and her fifth graders at Naaba Ani Elementary School in Bloomfield, New Mexico as they think about the sizes of the Earth and the Moon, and the distance between them. Finally, we observe as the students apply knowledge of the angular size of the Earth and Moon in constructing a scale model of the Earth-Moon system.
1 Earth's Solid Membrane: Soil
1 Earth's Solid Membrane | A Closer Look
2 Children's Ideas About Soil
3 Featured Classroom: Timothy Mackey; Lancaster, PA
2 Every Rock Tells A Story
1 Every Rock Tells a Story | A Closer Look
2 Children's Ideas About Rocks
3 Featured Classroom: Laurie Wicks; Middletown, DE
3 Journey to the Earth's Interior
1 Journey to the Earth's Interior | A Closer Look
2 Children's Ideas About Earth's Interior
3 Featured Classroom: Keedar Whittle; Dorchester, MA
4 The Engine That Drives the Earth
1 The Engine That Drives the Earth | A Closer Look
2 Children's Ideas About Plate Tectonics
3 Featured Classroom: Ariel Owen and Jeff Parrish; Walnut Creek, CA
5 When Continents Collide
1 When Continents Collide | A Closer Look
2 Children's Ideas About Mountains
3 Featured Classroom: Duke Dawson, Science Consultant with Debbie Bastian; Worcester, Massachusetts
6 Restless Landscapes
1 Restless Landscapes | A Closer Look
2 Children's Ideas About Glaciers
3 Featured Classroom: Barbara Waters with Robin Geggett; Mashpee, Massachusetts
7 Our Nearest Neighbor: The Moon
1 Our Nearest Neighbor: The Moon | A Closer Look
2 Children's Ideas About the Moon
3 Featured Classroom: Kathy Price; Bloomfield, New Mexico
8 Order out of Chaos: Our Solar System
1 Order Out of Chaos: Our Solar System | A Closer Look
2 Children's Ideas About the Solar System
3 Featured Classroom: Carol Berlin; Framingham, Massachusetts
Produced by Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. 2004.
Course Guide - Our Nearest Neighbor: The Moon
7.1 Our Nearest Neighbor: The Moon | A Closer Look
7.2 Children's Ideas About the Moon
7.3 Featured Classroom: Kathy Price; Bloomfield, New Mexico
Session 1 Earth's Solid Membrane: Soil
How does soil appear on a newly born, barren volcanic island? In this session, participants explore how soil is formed, its role in certain Earth processes, its composition and structure, and its place in the structure of the Earth.
Session 2 Every Rock Tells A Story
How can we use rocks to understand events in the Earth's past? In this session, participants explore the processes that form sedimentary rocks, learn how fossils are preserved, and are introduced to the theory of plate tectonics.
Session 3 Journey to the Earth's Interior
How do we know what the interior of the Earth is like if we've never been there? In this session, participants examine the internal structure of the Earth and learn how it is possible for entire continents to move across its surface.
Session 4 The Engine That Drives the Earth
What drives the movement of tectonic plates? In this session, participants learn how plates interact at plate margins, how volcanoes work, and the story of Hawaii's formation.
Session 5 When Continents Collide
How is it possible that marine fossils are found on Mount Everest, the world's highest continental mountain? In this session, participants learn what happens when continents collide and how this process shapes the surface of the Earth.
Session 6 Restless Landscapes
If almost all mountains are formed the same way, why do they look so different? In this session, participants learn about the forces continually at work on the surface of the Earth that sculpt the ever-changing landscape.
Session 7 Our Nearest Neighbor: The Moon
Session 8 Order out of Chaos: Our Solar System
Why do all the planets orbit the Sun in the same direction and why are the planets closest to the Sun so different from the gas giants farther out? In this session, participants gain a better understanding of the nature of the solar system by examining its formation.
Course Guide Front Matter
Course Guide Session 1
Course Guide Appendix


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Top New Year's Eve Destinations for Every Kind of Person
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Whether you're extravagant or thrifty, a single guy or a family with kids, there's a Top 10 list of New Year's Eve destinations just for you.
Michael Koretzky • December 28, 2010
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On New Year's Eve, you'll probably do like most of us and count down the last 10 seconds of 2010. But where will you do it? It's become a tradition for various publications to propose the top 10 New Year's Eve destinations, so we've collected some of the best ones for you in one handy list.
For those who plan ahead and want a deal
Last week, Travelocity added up its hotel and airlines bookings for New Year's Eve and released a list of the most popular destinations…
"Though many people associate New Year's Eve with the ball dropping in New York City's Times Square, it turns out the Big Apple is not the most popular place to ring in a new year," said Genevieve Shaw Brown, Travelocity's senior editor. "Travelers who booked their New Year's Eve trips as vacation packages are ahead of the curve. This money-saving tactic is definitely a trend in travel for the coming year."
For those who party exotic and don't care about price
International travel site Skyscanner polled its users and simply asked them what city in the world they'd love to visit for New Year's. Once again, the Big Apple didn't make the list – but Iceland did…
Says Skyscanner about the No. 1 choice: "The Spanish city is well known for its lively New Year celebrations and the 'eating of the grapes' tradition; when the clock strikes midnight, locals eat one grape per chime, each one symbolizing a month of good luck."
For the single guy on the prowl
Where should the single man on the prowl go? The website AskMen.com suggests…
Copacabana Beach, Rio De Janeiro
Times Square, New York City
Sydney Harbor, Sydney
Frenchmen Street, New Orleans
The Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
Shibuya, Tokyo
London Eye Fireworks Display, London
Central World Or Sanam Luang, Bangkok
Champs-Elysees, Paris
Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas
Why Rio? "Beautiful women, fireworks, a carnival atmosphere, an incredible setting on the most famous beach in the world, and you have all the ingredients you need to have the most incredible New Year's experience of your life," says the website.
For those with families
Cheaper, quieter, and closer to home, VacationsRentals.com came up with its own list "family-friendly" New Year's locations…
Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede
First Night Boston
Niagara Falls New Year's Eve Party
First Night Williamsburg
"Toddlers, teens, and adults alike can blow off steam from the hectic holidays and celebrate a new beginning at these family-friendly New Year's Eve destinations," boasts the website.
Wherever you go, even if it's staying at home and curling up on the couch, Happy New Year from Money Talks News!
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The No. 10 Warhawks scored a whopping 73 points in a shutout against Middle Georgia State University to sweep non-conference play Sept. 15 at Perkins Stadium.
Whitewater's score was just two points shy of tying the program single game scoring record, but nonetheless move on to conference play with a 3-0 record.
UW-W in addition registered 554 yards of total offense while allowing the Knights to put up just 55 yards.
After the Warhawks stalled on offense in their opening drive, junior punter Andy Cooper drove his first punt inside the Knights' 2-yard line. The Whitewater defense wasted little time putting points on the board by scoring a safety on Middle Georgia State's third play of the drive.
Whitewater would score its other safety after the offense's first scoring play. Both safeties went down in a less than two-minute span.
"That really hits an offense at its core," UW-W head coach Kevin Bullis said. "We were really fortunate to get the ball down there…That's something we work really hard on is getting our guys to the goal line."
The 'Hawks responded on their next offensive drive that sophomore running back Alex Peete drove into the end zone six yards out. Peete would garner a 9-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter, giving him seven in three games.
Despite his quality season start, Peete said that it is a full team effort when it comes to scoring touchdowns.
Photo by Grace Holler, Royal Purple Photo Editor
"The big thing is trusting the [offensive] line," Peete said. "They carry me a lot and they help me a lot."
Senior quarterback Cole Wilber threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter, including a 44-yard catch-and-run play to sophomore wide receiver Ryan Wisniewski. Wilber's other touchdown featured a 19-yarder to senior wide receiver Mitchell Dess on the left side of the end zone. Both scores occurred in the first quarter.
The veteran quarterback ended his day going 7-13, 167 yards, the two touchdowns and no interceptions.
Whitewater midway through the second quarter pulled most of its starters out of the game after the team had already posted 39 points.
The Warhawks would manage to score two more touchdowns and a field goal to increase their halftime lead to 56-0.
"Our number one thing going into this game was that we're going to play that we play," senior linebacker Bryce Leszczynski said. "Coach E [Rob Erickson] told us 'we're going to run our race' which means that we're going to stick to our standard."
All five Whitewater quarterbacks got playing time and a couple of the backups in particular displayed their potential.
Sophomore backup QB Zach Oles threw his first touchdown of the year 36 yards down the field to Cooper midway through the second frame. Oles ended the game 2-5 for 42 yards, the touchdown, 66 yards rushing on six carries.
Freshman backup QB Brennan Demark towards the end of the third quarter ran the ball in 18 yards out to give the Warhawks a 66-0 lead. Demark completed just one pass for 15 yards, but rushed for 31 yards on just two attempts.
Bullis noted that he looks for his backup players to stay focused when his team takes enormous leads.
"This sounds terribly simplistic: get lined up," Bullis said. "Do your job very seriously…We like to see where a guy is at. That's really what that opportunity is for anybody…And you do nothing but build depth with that."
Whitewater's final scoring play featured a 10-yard touchdown run from freshman running back Nyrel Sullivan.
The Warhawks will have a bye week before coming back for Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action. Their first conference matchup is set to take place at UW-La Crosse Sept. 29.
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A call box or callbox is a (usually metal) box containing a special-purpose direct line telephone or other telecommunications device which has been used by various industries and institutions as a way for employees or clients at a remote location to contact a central dispatch office.

Uses

Police and taxicab dispatching
Some taxi companies used callboxes before the introduction of two-way radio dispatching as a way for drivers to report to the dispatch office and receive customer requests for service. Taxi callboxes were installed at taxicab stands, where taxis would queue for trips.

Also, before the introduction of two-way radios, some police agencies installed callboxes or "police boxes" at street locations as a way for beat officers to report to their dispatch office.  Before the development of emergency telephone numbers and the proliferation of mobile phones, some firefighting agencies installed callboxes at various street locations so that a pedestrian or driver spotting a fire could quickly report it.

Railroad
A related device is a trackside telephone, a communication unit that is right next to the railroad. They may be a wired landline phone or a wireless model. Heavy rail networks have these kind of phones installed, as supportive backbone of the network. Rail operating centres and trackside users, are usually able to communicate via trackside telephones.

Retail
A growing number of retailers use call boxes in their stores as a way for shoppers to summon service (Shopper Call Box) as well as for store employees to summon assistance (Director Call Box).  Retail call boxes are generally wireless devices that communicate to in-store communication devices via radio frequency (303 MHz) or through 802.11 networks.

Motorist aid

Call boxes also exist at regular intervals along the sides of many highways and rapid transit lines around the world, where drivers or passengers can use them to contact a control centre in case of an accident or other emergency. These call boxes are often marked by a blue strobe light which flashes briefly every few seconds. Boxes in remote areas often now have solar cells to power them.

US highways with callboxes have included most of the major highways in California, Florida's Turnpike and Interstate 185 in Georgia. Rather than a telephone, these devices simply have four buttons to push: blue for accident or other emergency (send police/fire/medical), green for major service (mechanical breakdown, send a tow truck), black for minor service (out-of-gas or flat tire), and yellow for cancel.  Roads in other places may have voice call boxes, though these are more expensive and must either be wired long distances, or rely on spotty rural mobile phone service.

Many cellular callboxes in California now include a TTY interface for hearing-impaired users.

Call boxes have the advantage that their location is immediately known, while mobile phone users in trouble do not necessarily know where they are. In California, a cellular call to 911 connects to the California Highway Patrol, whereas a callbox will connect to a dedicated regional answer center. The DTMF automatic number identification (ANI) or caller ID from the callbox will be used to display the callbox sign number and its location on the computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system.

An emergency callbox can also have a secondary function as a remote terminal unit (RTU). Experimental systems deployed around Sacramento, California were used to connect fog sensors and closed-circuit television using the cellular transceiver within the callbox.

Decline in usage
In California, freeway callboxes were used about 98,000 times in 2001. That number dropped by 80 percent to 19,600 times in 2010, or about 1 call per box per month. The cost of callboxes for the Service Authority for Freeways and Expressways (SAFE) program in the San Francisco Bay area is $1.7 million annually. As a result, since 2009 approximately half of the callboxes have been removed from certain California highways, preferentially leaving them only in places where cell phone coverage is poor.

Florida previously had callboxes installed at one-mile intervals along all its Interstate Highways as well as Florida's Turnpike. These boxes were all removed by 2014 after a 65-percent decrease in usage over an eight-year period, in line with increased mobile phone usage. The boxes were costing the state roughly $1 million per year to keep operational.

Safety
On many North American college and university campuses, callboxes are installed at various locations around campus so that students, staff, or visitors can contact campus security in case of an emergency. New York University, for example, hard-wires their call boxes to the university-wide communications system. Other voice call boxes use mobile phone service, and are solar-powered, so no wiring need be extended to the middle of a parking lot or other remote location. As a result, they can function during a power outage if the cell site is still powered.

New York City has a large system of call boxes intended to summon a police or fire department response, where calls are routed to local dispatchers, instead of the general 9-1-1 queue. The New York City Fire Department reports that 2.6 percent of emergency calls they receive originate from call boxes, 88 percent of which are false alarms. City officials have attempted to remove the callboxes, however in 2011 federal judge Robert W. Sweet denied the City's request to lift an injunction preventing their removal.

Wireless call boxes
Call boxes may be either wired or wireless. Wireless systems use radio frequencies in the VHF or UHF business band radio spectrum. Many callboxes can be programmed to be compatible with virtually any brand of VHF or UHF business band portable or fixed-base radio. Many in the United States require an FCC license, but some are certified for use on special FCC license-free business frequencies.

If the required distance is greater than the range of the wireless call box, an external antenna can extend the range. In the FCC-licensed frequency range, radio repeaters can extend this range even more.

A wireless call box that runs on solar power can be truly wireless, since no power lines need to be run to it.

History
In the United States, the Gamewell Company of Newton, Massachusetts manufactured fire alarm call boxes, beginning in the 1880s. These would telegraph a location code to the central fire station when a lever was pulled in the box.

Although it is difficult to determine when and where the earliest highway emergency phones were developed, undoubtedly one of the earliest examples were the freeway phones developed in Western Australia in 1966. This system was developed by Alan Harman, an employee of a Western Australian security firm, Central Station Security Company, Electronic Signals Pty Ltd, who came up with the idea after reading of a pile-up on the Kwinana Freeway. The newspaper article mentioned that assistance had been difficult to provide to those involved in the pile-up. The system Harman envisaged was a series of telephone units in a box on a short post, spaced at 160 metre intervals along Perth's freeways. Picking up the handset would trigger an alarm in the Main Roads control centre and police, fire or ambulance could then be determined by the caller. Harman developed the system with the approval of the Main Roads Commissioner and Chief Engineer, by adapting the existing design of communication facilities used at the security firm in which he worked.

See also
 Emergency telephone
 Telephone booth

References

Street furniture
Public phones

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In the table below, we see the health outcomes for Namibia in 2016 as well as the values for the country's continent and the world.
In the second table we see the health spending in Namibia as well as the average values for the continent and the world. The health spending per capita in Namibia is 423.07 USD. The country spends 8.93 percent of its GDP on health. For comparison, the average spending across countries is 6.76 percent.


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About Patron
Online Arts Marketing in the Age of CRM and Social Media Conference Slated For September 16th in New York City
Conference Organized By Patron Technology Will Examine The Most Important Trends Facing Arts Managers Today – Social Media, CRM, Cloud Computing, and Online Streaming of Arts & Cultural Events
New York, NY – July 27, 2010
Patron Technology, a technology company specializing in management software for arts and cultural organizations, today announced its fourth annual conference, Online Arts Marketing in the Age of CRM and Social Media Conference. The conference will be held at the Baruch Performing Arts Center in New York City on September 16, 2010.
"At the same time that many arts and cultural organizations are grappling with the impact of the slowing economy, these organizations now have access to powerful, low-cost technologies to help them manage, market and present their events," said Eugene Carr, president and founder of Patron Technology. "Social media, CRM, cloud computing, and online event streaming are about to have a profound and positive impact on arts & cultural organizations. At the Online Arts Marketing in the Age of CRM and Social Media Conference, we'll be delving into the impact of these new technologies."
In addition to presentations by Carr and other Patron Technology's executives, the conference will also feature presentations by industry leaders as Damian Bazadona, the founder of Situation Interactive, which has managed the online marketing strategy for such shows as Billy Elliot, Mamma Mia, and Wicked; Chris Hunt, co-founder of the market-leading British streaming site, Classicaltv.com; Broadway and Off-Broadway producer Ken Davenport, and author of the widely read blog, TheProducersPerspective.com; and, Rick Lester, CEO, TRG Arts.
Panel sessions and discussions at the Online Arts Marketing in the Age of CRM and Social Media Conference will include, among others: Streaming the Arts, Hands-on Arts Marketing Workshop, E-mail marketing for the Uninitiated, Social Media for Beginners: Where to Start, CRM and Cloud Computing for Beginners, The Art of Pricing: Earn More By Managing Demand, and Future Trends in Arts Marketing.
Some arts organizations are beginning to experiment with demand pricing – the topic of one of the conference's sessions. Demand pricing is a variable pricing strategy of raising or lowering ticket prices on events based on the popularity of certain events, Carr noted.
"Many arts and cultural organizations are trying to figure out how to utilize a variety of technologies to both grow their audiences and nourish relationships with existing attendees and donors. We've organized the Online Arts Marketing in the Age of CRM and Social Media Conference specifically to answer questions – both basic and advanced – on how arts organizations can maximize technology," Carr said.
The Online Arts Marketing in the Age of CRM and Social Media Conference follows Patron Technology's recent unveiling of PatronManager CRM. A unique, "cloud"-based software application, PatronManager CRM was specifically designed to allow theater, music, opera, dance, university and community arts organizations, and museums to run their entire organizations – including ticketing – with one seamless computer system.
About Patron Technology
Patron Technology, Inc. strives to revolutionize the arts industry by offering world class CRM, ticketing, and e-mail marketing technology at a price that every organization can afford. Founded in 2001 by industry veteran Eugene Carr, the New York City-based company is the leader in e-marketing technology for the arts industry with 1,700 arts and cultural clients that use its PatronMail e-mail service. PatronMail's client list includes organizations of all sizes in all 50 states and eight foreign countries, as well as individual artists — including the New York Philharmonic, the Denver Art Museum, the Public Theater, Victoria & Albert Museum (U.K.), and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. The company's newest service, PatronManager CRM, was developed in partnership with Salesforce.com and the Salesforce Foundation. In addition, the company offers an innovative social group ticketing product, ETM Group Sales.
Dedicated to educating the non-profit community about e-marketing, the company presents a regular schedule of live e-marketing seminars across the country, two monthly e-mail newsletters, and live webinars. The company has also published three books on e-marketing by its president, Eugene Carr.
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